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...pictures of a slaughterhouse get you to entertain thoughts of vegetarianism. The death of Princess Diana also made paparazzi a dirty word for a while. The profession has recovered, but Galella thinks that the golden age of the paparazzi is behind us. In terms of sheer numbers, the breed has multiplied tenfold since Galella started in the mid-1960s. But the stars and their handlers have fought back, punishing publications that run unflattering pictures by denying them access...
...application that promised to make MP3 distribution easy and fast. Turns out he was way ahead of more than just the rich executives at Warner and BMG. While students eagerly traded the latest Britney songs, Harvard’s Internet connection started feeling the weight of a whole new breed of traffic. Students weren’t just sending messages and peeking at websites any more...
...fighters may live to fight another day, so al-Qaeda operatives in the West are regrouping. In Italy an investigator concedes, "We're finding new people and need to identify their roles." That puts gumshoes and prosecutors back in the front line. One of the most dogged of the breed seems to be Williams, the FBI agent in Phoenix. Indeed, Williams' memo is an unwitting case study in just how far-reaching the network of Islamic extremism has become...
Gould’s greatest contribution to evolutionary science was his theory of “punctuated equilibrium,” but his brilliance was amplified by his contributions to the public discourse. He was extremely prolific, almost single-handedly saving the scientific essay, a dying breed of writing, in short articles where he combined apparently unrelated ideas into a cohesive scientific position. From his 300 consecutive monthly columns in Natural History magazine to his books on various aspects of evolutionary history, Gould remained committed throughout his career to translating science into terms the public could understand?...
...medicine?" Added Prince Saud: "Isn't it better to give assistance to the families of these people, rather than to have the hate fester? What is shameful about helping families, unless you believe in guilt by association?" Prince Saud denounced the charge that the Saudi money is helping breed new martyrs. "Does this money, when it goes to the families of the suicide bombers, tell another boy or girl, 'Go kill yourselves, and we will give your family money?' This is ridiculous." But with the suicide attacks persisting, the Israelis are now playing up the alleged Saudi connection to terrorism...